Dispenser



Dec. 21, 1965 w. J. DAVIS 3,224,644

DISPENSER Filed March 5, 1964 2 Sheets$heet 1 INVENTDR Lam Davis W. J.DAVIS Dec. 21, 1965 DISPENSER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 5, 1964INVENTO William J. Davis United States Patent 3,224,644 DISPENSERWilliam John Davis, 1040 Parker St., White Rock, British Columbia,Canada Filed Mar. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 349,036 3 Claims. (Cl. 222--162)This invention relates to a holder for a deodorant dispenser,particularly of the type of deodorant dispenser that is attached to adoor and is controlled by the opening and closing of the door.

There are at present in use various types of deodorant dispensers thatare either manually operated or are automatically operated. Theautomatically operated deodorant dispensers are usually placed in washrooms, bathrooms, or toilet rooms and are operated when a door is openedor closed, or a toilet seat is raised or lowered. The holder forsupporting these deodorant dispensers is generally expensive andcomplicated.

The principal objective of this invention is to provide a holder for adeodorant dispenser that is economically constructed, simplymanufactured, durable and eflicient.

Another object is to provide a holder for a deodorant dispenser that isautomatically operated and is only operated on the opening and closingof the door to which it is attached.

Another object is to provide a holder for a deodorant dispenser in whichthe standard deodorant dispenser can be used and is adjustably mountedvertically so as to determine the amount of atomized spray desired.

Another object is to provide a holder for a deodorant dispenser that isnot touched by the hands after being attached to the door.

Another object is to provide a holder for a deodorant dispenser for bothhousehold and commercial use.

These objects are accomplished by providing a holder for a deodorantdispenser which consists of a vertical plate having apertures forfastening the holder to a door, the apertures being long enough topermit vertical adjustment of the holder. A pair of flexible horizontalclamping arms are integrally connected to the upper part of the narrowplate. A horizontal cup shaped bottom is integrally connected to thelower end of the plate. A conventional deodorant dispenser is mounted onthe cup shaped bottom and between the flexible arms. The dispensing capand nozzle of the deodorant dispenser are adjusted so that the cap whichis spring controlled contacts a tripper mounted on the jamb of the doorwhen the door is opened or closed and the cap is forced downwards andsome atomized spray dispensed from the nozzle during the contact of thetripper and the cap.

The invention consists in the novel arrangements, construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described.

FIGURE 1 is a view in elevation of the holder for a deodorant dispenserin operation for household use when the door opens inwardly;

FIGURE 2 is a view in perspective of the holder for a deodorantdispenser for household use;

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the holder shown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a view in elevation of a modification of the holder for adeodorant dispenser in operation for commercial use;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the hinged clamp as used in the modificationshown in FIGURE 4;

FIGURE 6 is a view in perspective of the tripping device for theoperation of the deodorant dispenser when the door opens outwardly.

Referring to the drawings, particularly FIGURES 1, 2 and 3 which show ahousehold type of holder for a deodorant dispenser 1 mounted on a door 2and door 3,224,644 Patented Dec. 21, 1965 ice jamb 3. The door 2 ishinged to the jamb 3 so that it opens inwardly. Between the door jamb 3and the top of the door 2 a tripper bracket 4 is fastened to the lowersurface of the door jamb 3 by set screws 5 as shown in FIGURE 1. Thetripper bracket 4 has a flat part 6 extending below the lower surface 7of the door jamb 3 and through which the set screws 5 pass. From theflat part 6 the tripper bracket 4 has an upwardly sloping part 8extending inwardly of the room to be deodorized and a further horizontalflat part 9 extending from the sloping part 8 a desired distance intosaid room. -A dovetailed channel 10 is integrally formed transversely inthe lower side 11 of the flat part 9 near the inner end of the tripperbracket 4. A flexible tripper 12, preferably rubber, is cemented withinand extending the length of the dovetailed channel 10.

A holder 13 for supporting and maintaining a deodorant dispenser 14 indesired position as shown in FIGURE 1 consists of a flat vertical member15 having rectangular apertures 16 and 17. The holder 13 is attached tothe door 2 by set screws 18 and 19 passed through the apertures 16 and17 in desired adjusted position. Spring clamping arms 20 and 21 areintegrally connected to the longitudinal edges 22 and 23 of the verticalsupport member 15 of the holder for holding the deodorant dispenser 14in secure position. A horizontal bottom support 24 is integrallyconnected to the lower end 25 of the vertical support member 15 of theholder 13. The bottom support 24 is provided with an annular upwardlyextending flange 26 for supporting the deodorant dispenser 14 as shownin FIGURES 1 and 2.

The upper dispensing end of the deodorant dispenser 14 is provided withthe well known type of deodorant sprayer consisting of a springcontrolled cap 27 for movement up and down over a dispensing opening inthe top part of the deodorant dispenser 14. This dispensing openingcooperates with a spray nozzle 28 fixed to the cap 27 to control thedispensing of atomized spray when the cap 27 is attached in an upward ordownward direction.

In operation the tripper bracket is mounted in desired position belowthe jamb of the door 2 by the fastening screws 5 and the part 6 of thetripper bracket 4 as shown in FIGURE 1. The holder 13 is then fastenedby the set screws 18 and 19 passing through the apertures 16 and 17 tothe door 2 in such position that it will pass below the tripper bracket4 on the opening or closing of the door 2. The deodorant dispenser 14 isthen placed on the bottom support 24 of the holder 13 and within theclamping arms 20 and 21. The holder 13 is then adjusted upwardly ordownwardly so that the top of the cap 27 of the deodorant dispenser 14will be sufliciently above the lowest part of the tripper 12 to contactthe cap 27 on the opening and closing of the door 2 and thus force thecap downwards to permit a desired of atomized spray to be dispensedthrough the nozzle 28.

A modification for commercial use is shown in FIG- URES 4 and 5 in whichthe only difference from the holder shown previously above is the use ofa further hinged clamp 29 mounted on the vertical support 15 of theholder 13. The rear of the vertical support member 15 is provided with atransverse recess 30 into which a rear plate 31 of the hinged clamp 29is fitted. The door 2 is shown hinged at 39 to the door jamb 3. As shownin FIGURE 5 the hinged clamp 29 is provided with two arms 32 and 33which'are hinged to the rear plate 31 of the clamp 29 at 34 and 35. Theouter ends of the arms 32 and 33 are formed with parts 36 and 37 whichare detachably secured together by a bolt 38. The purpose of the clamp29 is to hinder the removal of the deodorant dispenser in case ofattempted theft.

If it is desired to install the holder for a deodorant dispenser in aroom or other place when the doors open outwardly, then a modificationof the tripper bracket 4 as shown in FIGURE 6 is fitted to the door, andthe holder 13 is mounted on the door jamb.

All the parts of the holder and the deodorant dispenser can be made ofplastic or other suitable material. The parts may be provided in variouscolors to harmonize with the fixtures in the room in which the deodorantdispenser is to be used.

While the invention has been described with particular reference to thespecific embodiments it is understood it is to be construed broadly andlimited only by the scope of the claims.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property orprivilege is claimed are as follows:

1. In combination with a hinged door and door jamb, an elongated platemounted vertically on a face of the door adjacent its upper edge, a cupshaped member extending outwardly from the lower end of said plate, adeodorant dispenser supported by said cup shaped member in an uprightposition, said dispenser having a spring controlled cap for dispensingthe deodorant when depressed, spring arms extending from opposite edgesof said plate in parallel relation, said arms being curved to embraceand hold said dispenser, a tripper bracket attached to the door jambabove the upper edge of the door, said bracket extending horizontallyabove the cap of said dispenser and having a transverse dovetailedchannel formed in its lower side adjacent its free end, a triangularblock of flexible material secured in the channel of said bracket withone corner of the block depending from the channel into the path ofmovement of the cap of said dispenser when the door is swung on itshinges whereby the cap will be depressed by said block to dispense thedeodorant.

2. The combination described in claim 1 wherein the free end of saidbracket is off-set upwardly to position said flexible block above theupper edge of said door.

3. The combination described in claim 1 wherein said plate has a pair ofclamping arms surrounding said dispenser to fixedly secure the dispenserto said plate.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,646,562 10/1927Snow 248-313 2,534,465 12/1950 Marini 222162 2,936,149 5/1960 Reeg248313 933,555 8/1963 Carter 222162 FOREIGN PATENTS 492,597 7/ 1949France.

LOUIS J. DEMBO, Primary Examiner.

CHARLES R. CARTER, Examiner.

1. IN COMBINATION WITH A HINGED DOOR AND DOOR JAMB, AN ELONGATED PLATEMOUNTED VERTICALLY ON A FACE OF THE DOOR ADJACENT ITS UPPER EDGE, A CUPSHAPED MEMBER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER END OF SAID PLATE, ADEODORANT DISPENSER SUPPORTED BY SAID CUP SHAPED MEMBER IN AN UPRIGHTPOSITION, SAID DISPENSER HAVING A SPRING CONTROLLED CAP FOR DISPENSINGTHE DEODORANT WHEN DEPRESSED, SPRING ARMS EXTENDING FROM OPPOSITE EDGESOF SAID PLATE IN PARALLEL RELATION, SAID ARMS BEING CURVED TO EMBRACEAND HOLD SAID DISPENSER, A TRIPPER BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE DOOR JAMBABOVE THE UPPER EDGE OF THE DOOR, SAID BRACKET EXTENDING HORIZONTALLYABOVE THE CAP OF SAID DISPENSER AND HAVING A TRANSVERSE DOVETAILEDCHANNEL FORMED IN ITS LOWER SIDE ADJACENT ITS FREE END, A TRIANGULARBLOCK OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL SECURED IN THE CHANNEL OF SAID BRACKET WITHONE CORNER OF THE BLOCK DEPENDING FROM THE CHANNEL INTO THE PATH OFMOVEMENT OF THE CAP OF SAID DISPENSER WHEN THE DOOR IS SWUNG ON ITSHINGES WHEREBY THE CAP WILL BE DEPRESSED BY SAID BLOCK TO DISPENSE THEDEODORANT.